chemÂ·oÂ·lithÂ·oÂ·auÂ·toÂ·troph. noun. A chemosynthetic organism that obtains energy from the oxidation of inorganic compounds and uses carbon dioxide as its sole source of carbon for growth. Also called chemoautotroph, chemolithotroph.
A soft one based only on phosphoric acid - KWIKSHOT & DEFIANCE. A medium one which is strong but do not give out fumes and suitable for both ferrous and on ferrous metals - HOTPURSUIT ; and. A strong one based on mixture of acids for removal of all kind of scales and rust - PEDIGREE.
Man has been adding foreign chemicals (xenobiotics) to the soil for many years, substances such as solvents, pesticides, herbicides and other compounds. In the early 1960s it was discovered that members of the pseudomonas group of microbes were the primary degraders of chemicals in the soil and water.